Doubling and winding machine.



J. PAGERIE.

DOUBLING AND WINDING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED 001. 4, 1912. I

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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J. PAGERIE. DOUBLING AND WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 4, 1912.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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INVEN TOR. BY W WITNESSES ATTORNEY.

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UNTTE STATES PATENT ()FFIE.

JOANNY PAGEBIE, OF PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO CLAUDE CREPAUX,.OF

PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

DOUBLING AND WINDING MACHINE.

Application filed October 4, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoANNY PAGERIE, a citizen of France, residing atPaterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Doubling and WindingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to machines for doubling, or folding lengthwise,light fabrics of the tulle class, and winding the same in such foldedcondition upon cards or boards, and is designed especially for thetreatment of malines in packaging such material attractively for thetrade.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine which will smoothlyand rapidly fold and wind the fabric automatically, and also indicatethe length of the folded piece wound upon the card.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andarrangement by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The accompanying drawings form apart of this specification and show theinvention as it has been carried out in practice.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 is a plan view, Fig.3 is an end elevation, and Fig. 4 a side view of a portion. Fig. 5 is aplan view with the frame and certain other portions omitted, and Fig. 6is a corresponding vertical section taken on the line 66 in Fig. 5.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

The material M is received for-treatment rolled fullwidth upon a bar orcore A which is mounted vertically in a suitable stand or holder Bhaving means for adjusting the height of the roll relatively to themachine located adjacent thereto.

C is the table of the machine supported on a frame 0 and carryingstandards D and E in which are mounted transverse rods D D and E Emounted one above the other in pairs at the ends of the table C.

F is a similar rod lying between the pairs and extending from onestandard D partly across the table parallel with the rods D D bent toform an angular horizontal projection at F having a rounded end, andthence extends longitudinally of the table as at F and is again bentinto parallelism with the rods E E and secured to the standard E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21,1913.

Serial No. 723,854.

The folder-guide F serves to determine the doubling or folding line ofthe fabric, the rounded projection F initiating the fold and the portionF 2 lying in the bight or fold formed by laying together the upper andlower edges of the fabric as it is received from the vertical roll andguiding it thus folded horizontally and parallel with the upper face ofthe table, with the upper half orwing of the fabric lying in the narrowspace between the folder-guide and upper rods D E and the lower halfbetween the same guide and the rods D E thus maintaining the fold over aconsiderable area. The end of the folded strip then passes over asoft-faced supporting roller G and is pressed upon by a heavy pressureroller H to fiattenthe fold or crease, thence over a second supportingroller J and is acted upon by an extensor-roll K from which it passesdirectly to the card L upon which it is wound.

Motion is communicated to the machine by a belt N running on a tight andloose pulley N on a short shaft N carrying a pulley N The belt N isshifted'by a foot lever N and a belt N on the pulley N rotates thelongitudinal shaft P through the medium of the pulley P thereon. On theshaft P is a worm P in mesh with a worm-wheel G on the transverse shaftG of the soft-faced supporting roller G and rotates the latter.= On theopposite end of this shaft G is a double pulley G carrying two belts J Lthe former an open belt running on a pulley J 2 on the shaft J 1 of thesecond supporting roller J, and the latter, a cross-belt, running on apulley L on a shaft L of the card-holder L The supporting rollers G andJ with the pressure roller H and extensorroll K are mounted in arms 0extending from the table, which also carry the cardholder L The heavyroller H acts by gravity alone and its shaft H is simply received andguided in deep vertical notches c in the brackets C which permit it torise and sink in creasing the fabric and to be raised or removed ininserting the goods, and the ex tensor-roll K is carried by a verticallyswinging frame K pivoted in links carried by the arms C so that it maybe lifted for the same purpose and exert its pressure by gravity.

The extensor-roll is of the ordinary construction such as generally usedin Winding thin fabrics and designed to exert a gentle outward tensionon the fabric from the midlength to the margins in the ordinary mannerto hold it distended full width while being wound so as to insure asmooth delivery to the card L.

The counting or measuring is effected through a wheel R in frictionalcontact with the soft face of the roller G and suitable gearingtherefrom to an index R moving over the surface of a dial R andindicates the surface travel of the supporting roller G and consequentlythe length of the material passing thereover.

The card-holder L consists of two fiat bars one of which is movable withrelation to the other at one end, as is usual, and means, not shown, forlooking it to such other with the card L firmly clamped between the two.The fixed bar serves as the shaft L and carries the pulley L The machineeffects a great saving over the slow process of folding and winding byhand, with the additional advantages of lessening the danger of damagedue to unequal strains onthe delicate fabric, and increasing theuniformity and attractiveness of the finished packages.

I claim 1. In a. machine of the character set forth,

a folder-guide having a rounded projection to initiate the fold andarranged to form a longitudinal fold in the fabric, said folder guidebeing disposed horizontally and having its projection at one endthereof, a supporting roller over which said folded fabric is drawn, apressure roller above said supporting roller arranged to complete thefold, a winding device for taking up the folded fabric, a secondsupporting roller and an eXtensor-roll between said pressure roller andwinding device, and means for driving the winding device and saidsupporting rollers.

2. In a machine of the character set forth, a folder-guide having arounded projection to initiate the fold and arranged to form a copies ofthis patent may be obtained for longitudinal fold in the fabric,'saidfolder guide being disposed horizontally and having its projection atone end thereof, a roller arranged to exert pressure on the foldedfabric to complete the fold, a Winding device for taking up the foldedfabric, and an eXtensor-roll between said pressure roller and windingdevice.

3. In a machine of the character set forth, a folder-guide having arounded projection to initiate the fold and arranged to form alongitudinal fold in the fabric, said folder guide being disposedhorizontally and having its projection at one endthereof, a revolvingsupporting roller over which said folded fabric is drawn, a pressureroller above said supporting roller and arranged to press by gravityupon the. folded fabric to complete the fold, a secondrevolvingsupporting roller, an eXtensor-roll arranged to press bygravity upon the folded fabric, and a revolving card-holder adapted toreceive a card and wind the folded fabric upon the latter.

4. In a machine of the character set forth,

nal fold in the fabric as received from said JOANNY PAGEBIE.

Witnesses:

FRANK G. GIBBoNs, G. CLAIR.

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